Oumuamua and Comet Borisov in 2017 and 2019, respectively, created a surge of interest. What were they? Where did they come ...

In new images from JWST, we're finally seeing exquisite details of the flow and turbulence of the interstellar medium in the vicinity of a star we saw explode just a few hundred years ago. As light ...

Part of its purpose is to gather information about what makes up the gas and dust between star systems — what’s known as the ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

Astronomers from Turkey and Japan have performed optical observations of a recently discovered nearby supernova remnant known ...

What’s more, Webb used its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument to observe glowing interstellar gas and dust illuminated ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...

This groundbreaking observation has enabled astronomers to create accurate 3D maps of the interstellar medium for the first time. The initial findings offer novel perspectives on the relationship ...

For decades, scientists have marveled at the Local Hot Bubble—a vast, low-density region stretching roughly 1,000 light-years ...